Unimportant

I swam with the ocean
Cradled by my fears
Though their depth is vast
It quickly slips and disappears
I shored up on dry land
Greed among my peers
I found another's gold
And claimed to pioneer

Now I speak like my words hold some importance
Like I don't know myself only from photos
And if you call me out on my indulgence
I'll defend my tears
It's the way I deal
With this

I slept by the mountain
Solid from the years
If I kicked at stones though
Would they crumble?
Would they heal?
I laid on the ground and
Covered both my ears
At night he grinds away
And dusts the cracks with "I'm okay"

I stood by the giants
And they lied to me
Shadowed from each angle
They still hide from me
I held 'em up through dark
So they'd confide in me
Don't I deserve that?
Did I not earn that?

And I speak like my words hold some importance
Like I don't know myself only from photos
And if you call me out on my indulgence
I'll defend my tears
It's the way I deal
With this
And I act like the world should bear my problems
Like I don't give it shit when my role falters
Remind me how my life is unimportant
I'll defend my tears
It's the way I deal
With this

(I'll defend my tears)
(It's the way I deal)
(With this)